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Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield Posts Biggest Daily Drop In More Than 12 Weeks

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U.S. Treasury yields fall sharply on Thursday after news reports say that Chinese government officials were unsure if a ... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Mixed After Fed Cuts Rates, China Posts Disappointing Data

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Asian markets were mixed in early trading Thursday, following disappointing economic data from China and another interes... Read more

The Fed: Fed Cuts Rates For Third Meeting In A Row, Signals Pause

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The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate for the third meeting in a row but signaled it may pause its policy ... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500 Closes At Record High After Fed Cuts Interest Rates By A Quarter Point

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Stocks close higher Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point as expected ... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Retreat Ahead Of Fed Announcement

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Asian markets fell in early trading Wednesday, following new doubts about a U.S.-China trade deal and ahead of an expect... Read more

Market Extra: Heres How The Stock Market Tends To Perform After The Fed Cuts Interest Rates 3 Times In A Row

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Wall Street braces for what seems almost assuredly to be a third rate cut in as many meetings of the Federal Reserve on ... Read more

In One Chart: Marijuana Industrys Lobbying Hits Record As Banking Bill Hangs In The Balance

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The cannabis industry has set a fresh record in its annual spending on lobbying Washington, with its outlay of $3.77 mil... Read more

Get Ready For A Jolly Holiday Season, And Maybe A Stock Market Rally, Ned Davis Research Says

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Markets took a dive last December, but this year is different, according to an analysis. Read more

Market Extra: Signs Of Stress In Leveraged Credit Are Numerous And Multiplying, Warns Bank Of America

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Credit conditions are getting tighter and downgrades more frequent in the roughly $1.2 trillion U.S. leveraged loan sect... Read more

Market Snapshot: Why Would The Fed Cut Interest Rates A 3rd Time In A Row Even As Stocks Near Records? Investors May Soon Find Out

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A scant few think that Jerome Powell & Co. will opt not to cut interest rates next week for a third time in as many ... Read more

Market Extra: Bitcoin Surges To Over $10,000 In Biggest Single Day Move Since April

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The bitcoin price has seen a crazy past 36 to 48 hours after China’s president backed block chain technology developme... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Dow End Near Record Territory On Trade, Earnings Optimism

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The benchmark S&P 500 index clinched its second-highest close on record Friday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Avera... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Nasdaq Close Higher, But 3M Drags Dow Lower On Busiest Earnings Day Of Quarter

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U.S. stock index benchmarks on Thursday mostly rise toward all-time highs, in a session that will mark the busiest day o... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Mostly Unchanged After ECB Keeps Policy Rates On Hold In Draghis Last Meeting

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U.S. Treasury yields struggle for direction on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced it would keep policy r... Read more

In One Chart: A Nasty Japan-style Market Drop Looms If This Chart Is Any Indication

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Jesse Felder, the former hedge-fund investor behind the popular Felder Report financial blog, says the U.S. stock market... Read more

Market Extra: Stocks March Higher Despite Warning Signs On Global Growth In Third-quarter Results

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Investors are looking past a mixed earnings picture to focus on trade optimism and Fed stimulus Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Higher After Shaking Off Disappointing Results From Caterpillar, Boeing

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Stocks close higher Wednesday after investors digested a slew of earnings reports from some of America’s largest compa... Read more

The Tell: Veteran Bond Fund Manager Says Trade Deal Could Unlock Immense Opportunities For Investors

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Loomis Sayles’ Fuss says the trade war may have damaged business supply lines and harmed the world’s two-largest eco... Read more

In One Chart: Think The Resurgence Of Value Investing Over Growth Is A Fad? Chart Suggests Stock-market Investors May Be Sorely Mistaken

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The great rotation in equity markets into value stocks continues apace and if investors on Wall Street have been uncerta... Read more

Key Words: Heres Why Morgan Stanleys Mike Wilson Is Actually Rooting For A Recession

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Comedian and HBO talk-show host Bill Maher wants the same thing, but for different reasons. Read more